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Message: [QUOTE="jncuse, post: 883654, member: 1969"] Illinois, who was 13-2 entering the week, was an example of the conference bias that enters the AP Poll. Basically a) Illinois is 13-2 b) Illinois is in the Big Ten and c) the Big Ten is possibly the best conference So therefore Illinois is a top 25 team. (it didn't matter that they have not played in the BiG yet or have one decent win and a few bad losses) If Pitt or Cincy had been in the BiG they would have been top 25 teams as well. Its not that there was an agenda, or a long time bias for the BiG per se... its just a natural bias that occurs for those that are part of the "top" conference. Its just another example of the biases that exist in the AP Top 25. [/QUOTE]